Jonas James Pate (born January 15, 1970) is an American screenwriter, director and producer. He wrote and directed The Grave, Deceiver, The Take, and directed Shrink.
Jonas Pate | |
|---|---|
| Born | Jonas James Pate January 15, 1970 |
| Occupation(s) | Screenwriter, director, producer |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Spouse |
Jennifer Pate (m. 2001) |
| Children | 2 |
Pate also co-created the USA Network series Good vs Evil, the NBC series Surface, and the Netflix series Outer Banks.
Early life
editJonas Pate was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and is the twin brother of fellow filmmaker Josh Pate.[1] Pate's parents divorced when he was young, and the siblings were raised through elementary school with their mother and step-father in Atlanta, Georgia, and through high school with their father and step-mother in Raeford, NC.[2] He studied philosophy at Princeton University, and graduated in 1992.[3][4]
Career
editIn 1996, Pate started his career by writing and directing the thriller film called The Grave with his brother Josh.[5][6] After a screening at the Sundance Film Festival, it received a wide range of positive reviews.[4][7] The following year, they collaborated on the movie Deceiver.[8] He subsequently co-created the fantasy action television show Good vs Evil (1999) alongside his brother.[9] From 2003 to 2004, he served as co-executive producer on L.A. Dragnet,[10][11] for which he also wrote an episode.[12] In 2005, he co-created the science fiction series Surface, which aired until 2006.[13][14]
As his filmography was already fleshing out, he took on several directing jobs on television series like Battlestar Galactica (2005),[15][16] Bionic Woman (2007),[17] Friday Night Lights (2007-2010),[18] Chuck (2008),[19] The Philanthropist (2009),[20] Caprica (2010),[21][22][23] Undercovers (2010),[24] The Event (2010-2011),[25] and Prime Suspect (2011).[26] He continued his film career by writing the screenplay for The Take (2007).[27][28] In 2009, he directed the independent film Shrink.[29]
Pate is the director and executive producer on the Battlestar Galactica prequel entitled Blood & Chrome.[30][31][32][33] He has also signed on to direct the independent crime drama film Way Down South, written by himself and his brother.[34][35]
Pate is the co-creator and executive producer of Outer Banks for Netflix, a teen drama that premiered on April 15, 2020.[36]
Personal life
editPate currently lives with his wife, Jennifer,[37] and two young adult children, Lilah and Cooper,[38] in Wilmington, North Carolina.[36]
In 2020, he was appointed by Governor Roy Cooper to the Governor’s Advisory Council on Film, Television, and Digital Streaming.[36]
His daughter, Lilah, has made several cameos on Outer Banks and several other Netflix and Amazon Prime Video series; such as The Summer I Turned Pretty.
Filmography
editFilm
| Year | Title | Director | Writer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | The Grave | Yes | Yes |
| 1997 | Deceiver | Yes | Yes |
| 2007 | The Take | Yes | |
| 2009 | Shrink | Yes | |
| 2013 | Way Down South | Yes | Yes |
Television
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Creator | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-2000 | Good vs Evil | Yes | Yes | Executive | Yes | Wrote 2 episodes, directed 5 episodes |
| 2003-2004 | L.A. Dragnet | Yes | Executive | Wrote episode "Abduction" | ||
| 2005 | Battlestar Galactica | Yes | Episode "Colonial Day" | |||
| 2005-2006 | Surface | Yes | Yes | Executive | Yes | Wrote 15 episodes Directed episode "There's Something Strange Going On In The World's Oceans" |
| 2007 | Bionic Woman | Yes | Yes | Directed episode "The Education of Jaime Sommers" | ||
| 2007-2010 | Friday Night Lights | Yes | 3 episodes | |||
| 2008 | Chuck | Yes | Episode "Chuck Versus the Sensei" | |||
| Jen and Barb: Mom Life | Executive | |||||
| 2009 | The Philanthropist | Yes | Executive | Directed 2 episodes | ||
| 2010 | Caprica | Yes | Executive | Directed 3 episodes | ||
| Undercovers | Yes | Episode "Funny Money" | ||||
| 2010-2011 | The Event | Yes | 2 episodes | |||
| 2011 | Prime Suspect | Yes | 2 episodes | |||
| The Single Life | Executive | |||||
| 2012 | Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome |
Yes | Executive | |||
| 2013 | Deception | Yes | Yes | Directed 5 episodes | ||
| 2014 | Believe | Yes | Yes | Directed episode "White Noise" | ||
| 2015 | Blood & Oil | Yes | Yes | Directed 2 episodes | ||
| 2015-2016 | Aquarius | Yes | Yes | Directed 7 episodes | ||
| 2016 | Good Behavior | Yes | Episode "We Pretend We're Stuck" | |||
| 2017 | The Arrangement | Yes | 3 episodes | |||
| Chance | Yes | 3 episodes | ||||
| 2018 | Iron Fist | Yes | Episode "A Duel of Iron" | |||
| New Amsterdam | Yes | Episode "Every Last Minute" | ||||
| 2020-present | Outer Banks | Yes | Yes | Executive | Yes | Wrote 3 episodes, directed 12 episodes |
Music video
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Best of Chris Isaak | "Please" |
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Title | Category | Title | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Mystfest | Best Film | The Grave | Nominated |
| 1997 | Stockholm International Film Festival | Best Screenplay | Deceiver (shared with Josh Pate) | Won |
| 1998 | Festival du Film Policier de Cognac | Special Jury Prize | Won |
References
edit- ^ Smith, Steven (January 18, 1998). "Pate Twins Pair Up to Co-Pilot Several Projects". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
- ^ "Jonas Pate - Family and Companions". Yahoo.com. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
- ^ "The Brothers Pate". NyMag.com. 19 January 1998. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
- ^ a b "Jonas and Josh Pate". TheSurfaceArea.com. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
- ^ "The Grave 1996". Reelz.com. Archived from the original on December 10, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
- ^ "THE GRAVE". TVGuide.com. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
- ^ "1996 Sundance Film Festival". Sundance.org. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
- ^ "Deceiver (film)". MetaCafe.com. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
- ^ Richmond, Ray (July 15, 1999). "(Comedy / Thriller Series -- USA Network, Sun. July 18, 8 p.m.)". Variety.com. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
- ^ "L.A. Dragnet". WCHSTV.com. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
- ^ "Abduction Writers". TV.com. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
- ^ "Surfacing with Josh Pate". Mania.com. Archived from the original on November 5, 2012. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
- ^ "Journal Now Interview With "Surface" Co-Creator". SliceOfSciFi.com. 25 August 2006. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
- ^ "Battlestar Galactica: Colonial Day". ArtistDirect.com. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
- ^ "Battlestar Galactica: Colonial Day credits". AMCTV.com. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
- ^ "Review: 'Bionic Woman' - The Education Of Jaime Sommers". AirlockAlpha.com. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
- ^ "Jonas Pate Credits". TV.com. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
- ^ "EPISODE CAST AND CREW". Yahoo.com. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
- ^ "The Philanthropist Haiti". 1Channel.ch. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
- ^ "Caprica: Retribution Review". Mania.com. Archived from the original on October 18, 2010. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
- ^ "Once More With Feeling—Caprica's "Rebirth"". SFScope.com. Archived from the original on May 14, 2012. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
- ^ "CAPRICA 1.18 'Apotheosis'". CraveOnline.com. Archived from the original on May 4, 2014. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
- ^ "Undercovers (2010): Funny Money". MovieWeb.com. Archived from the original on May 4, 2014. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
- ^ "The Event 1.06 "Loyalty" Review". Zap2It.com. Archived from the original on February 10, 2013. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
- ^ "Watch ""Prime Suspect" Carnivorous Sheep (2011)" Movie Online". PlayWatchMovies.com. Archived from the original on April 25, 2012. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
- ^ "The Take (2007)". RottenTomatoes.com. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
- ^ "Complete Cast of The Take". Blockbuster.com. Archived from the original on June 6, 2012. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
- ^ "Shiny Happy People Acting: Jonas Pate's "Shrink"". IndieWire.com. 21 July 2009. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
- ^ "Series Pilots Land Directors Including Mark Romanek for LOCKE & KEY and Jonas Pate for BATTLESTAR GALACTICA: BLOOD & CHROME". Collider.com. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
- ^ "Four Drama Pilots Land Directors". Deadline.com. 22 November 2010. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
- ^ "'Battlestar Galactica: Blood And Chrome'". ScienceFiction.com. 18 March 2011. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
- ^ "Production Begins on Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome". ComingSoon.net. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
- ^ "Jonas Pate lines up crime drama cast". AllVoices.com. Archived from the original on May 4, 2014. Retrieved November 3, 2011.
- ^ "Alessandra Torresani on American Horror Story tonight, new interviews with James Marsters, Scott Porter & Christopher Heyerdahl". CapricaTV.net. Retrieved November 3, 2011.
- ^ a b c "NC Gov. Cooper: Governor Cooper Announces Appointments to State Boards and Commissions". governor.nc.gov. Retrieved 2020-05-12.
- ^ "Jen's story". JenAndBarbMomLife.com. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
- ^ "JENNIFER PATE, webseries co-host and co-executive producer, former casting director". TheNewPerfect.com. Archived from the original on August 22, 2011. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
External links
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- Jonas Pate at IMDb